Jon Batiste shares sweet moment he had with Billie Eilish before accepting Album of the Year Grammy
Jon Batiste, The Late Show's nightly bandleader and musical director, returned to his stomping grounds Tuesday night, following a big night at the 64th Annual Grammy awards Sunday.
Batiste went into the night with a staggering 11 Grammy nominations and, in the end, won five awards including Best American Roots Performance, Best American Roots Song, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for the Disney-Pixar film Soul, Best Music Video, and, of course, the big one – Album of the year for We Are.
According to Batiste, him winning was exactly what fellow nominee Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas wanted, as Batiste told Colbert, "Finneas and Billie, they turn around and they're like, 'We really hope you win this one.' Because it was almost like a pod, over the week, and they were so nice. Everybody was so supportive. The energy was so supportive. I was, like, 'Well, at least everybody's going to be on a good vibe.'"
Eilish and Finneas were clearly excited that Batiste won, as were his family members who were in attendance with him.
"Man, it's so much I'm still processing it. First off, the fact that my family is there to witness that is incredible. It's incredible. Just so much went into that moment. Piano lessons, civil rights marches, all kinds of just, like, this is an incredible moment," shared Batiste.
Video Transcript
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STEPHEN COLBERT: On Sunday night, you won Best American Roots Performance, Best American Roots Song, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for "Soul," Best Music Video for "Freedom," and, the big kahuna, Album of the Year for "We Are."
[AUDIENCE CHEERS]
KYLIE MAR: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" bandleader and musical director, Jon Batiste, returned Tuesday night following his big night at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday. In total, Batiste took home five Grammys including the big one, Album of the Year for "We Are" which is apparently what fellow nominee Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas wanted.
JON BATISTE: Finneas and Billie, they turned around and they're like, we really hope you win this one. And-- because it was almost like a pod over the week and they were so nice and everybody was so supportive. The energy was so supportive. I was like, well, at least everybody is going to be on a good vibe.
KYLIE MAR: Billie and Finneas were clearly excited when Batiste was announced as the winner, as were his family members who were in attendance with him.
JON BATISTE: First off, the fact that my family is there to witness that is incredible. It's incredible. Just so much went into that moment. Piano lessons, civil rights marches, all kinds of just like-- this is an incredible moment.
